HC DUBOCICA 54 – HC ALKALOID 34-40 (13-17)

SRC Dubocica in Lekovac. Spectators: 250 Referees: Milos Radojicic and Marjan Stefanovic.

HC Alkaloid: Kizikj, Galevski, Djonov 4, Petrov, Markoski, Kosteski 3, Mladenovikj, Serafimov 7, Karasmanakis 2, Stojkovikj 1, Mitev 5, Gjorgiev 7, Velkovski 2, Simonoski, Bingo 6, Petkovski 3

Seven-meter throws: 2/3 Suspensions: 14 min.

Following another victory in the preparation period, HC Alkaloid will return to its Avtokomanda base. This evening, the squad visited Leskovac in order to play HC Dubocica 54 in a friendly match.

HC Alkaloid secured the win, holding a several goal advantage from the eighth minute when they took a 5-4 lead.

After 15 minutes, the lead extended to 9-6, and then to 12-6, with the team maintaining a comfortable advantage, fluctuating by one or two goals until the half’s finish.

The second half played out similarly, with HC Alkaloid consistently holding a 4-6 goal lead and comfortably reaching 40 goals in a composed finish.

HC ALKALOID – HC VARDAR 23-25 (9-15)

Venue: Biljanini Izvori in Ohrid. Referees: Gjorgji Nachevski and Slave Nikolov

HC Alkaloid: Kizikj (10 saves), Djonov 3, Petrov, Kosteski 8, Mladenovikj, Serafimov 4, Karasmanakis, Stojkovikj 1, Mitev, Gjorgjiev 3, Galevski 2 saves, Velkovski, Simonovski 2, Ivanoski, Bingo 1, Silva 1, Petkovski, Stavrevski.

HC Vardar 1961: Jagurinovski 3, Alarov, Stojanovski, Georgievski 3, Rodriguez 3, Krsmanic, Espinha (9 saves), Tankoski, Kooij 1, Lazarevski 2, Horiha 7, Srdanovic 3, Nikolic 1, Petric 1, Margheli 1, Kjoseski, Melo, Gogov.

HC Alkaloid took second place in its debut at the Krste Andonovski memorial tournament in Ohrid. Vardar 1961 won the tournament, held at the Biljanini Izvori arena, taking first place with a score of 25–23 in the final.

Following three victories against HC Dinamo Pancevo, Olympiacos, and HC Lovcen, HC Alkaloid struggled to find their rhythm in the final. The first half saw the squad lose focus, which impacted the score early on and gave the opponents significant advantage.

The game started to stabilize as it progressed. Even though our team managed to balance things out by the end of the first half, they didn’t catch a scoring streak and went into halftime with a score of 9-15.

The game was far from over, as HC Alkaloid started the second half strong with a 3-0 run. As the match went on, their pace picked up, the gameplay got better, and the defense solidified. With 10 minutes left, the difference was down to 20-21 thanks to their strong effort.

A few errors were committed in the attempt to totally reverse the score, however, ending the match with the final result of 23–25.

HC Alkaloid will now return to Skopje to continue their preparations before heading to Gevgelija for the Macedonian Super Cup on September 4.

HC ALKALOID – HC LOVCEN 34-30 (18-15)

Venue: Biljanini Izvori in Ohrid. Referees: Gjorgji Nachevski and Slave Nikolov. Delegate: Aco Nikolovski.

HC Alkaloid: Kizikj (3 saves), Trajkovski (6 saves), Djonov 5, Petrov, M. Mladenovikj 2, Serafimov 6, Karasmanakis 3, Stojanovikj, Mitev 3, Gjorgjiev 1, Velkovski 1, Simonoski 3, Ivanoski, Bingo 4, Petkovski 5, Silva 1

Seven-meter throws: 4/4 Suspensions: 8 min.

HC Lovcen: Vujovic (3 saves), Djurkovic, Stanojevic 5, Perisic 2, Pajovic 6, Lalicic, Radojcic 4, Cirovic, Radovic 2, Borilovic 1, Bozovic, Petricevic, Vukovic, Brnovic 6, Rackovic 4.

Seven-meter throws: 2/2 Suspensions: 8 min.

Having already secured placement in the third Krste Andonovski memorial tournament finals, HC Alkaloid took on Montenegrin champions HC Lovcen on the final day of the group stage.

This first-ever encounter between the two teams ended in a 34:30 (18:15) victory for HC Alkaloid. Both sides, relieved from the pressure of needing points, played a more offensive style, allowing extra time on the court to players who typically see less action.

HC Alkaloid led throughout the match, though Lovcen managed to narrow the gap to a single goal in the second half (19-20, 20-21). However, HC Alkaloid responded with a focused effort, moving ahead with a 4:1 run to establish a 25-21 advantage, controlling the remainder of the game to secure the win.

HC ALKALOID – OLYMPIACOS SFP 28-26 (12-14)

Venue: Biljanini Izvori in Ohrid. Referees: Gjorgji Nachevski and Slave Nikolov

HC ALKALOID: Kizikj (5 saves), Galevski (12 saves), Djonov 4, Petrov, Kosteski 4, Mladenovikj, Serafimov 3, Karasmanakis, Stojkovikj 2, Mitev 1, Gjorgjiev 2, Velkovski 3, Simonoski 4, Ivanoski, Bingo 1, Petkovski 2, Silva 2

Seven-meter throws: 2/2 Suspensions: 2 min.

OLYMPIACOS SFP: Konstantinos (6 saves), Papantonopoulos (5 saves), Tziras, Papavasilis 3, Vida 1, Tzimpoulas, Papazoglou 1, Kandylas, Peric 2, Vujovic, Vejin 2, Liapis 8, Passias 2, Michailidis 6, Savvas 1, Nikolintais

Seven-meter throws: 4/5 Suspensions: 8 min.

HC Alkaloid secured their second victory at the Krste Andonovski memorial tournament, held in Ohrid. They defeated the reigning Greek champions, Olympiacos SFP in the second round.

In a tightly contested first half, Olympiacos took advantage of a series of minor mistakes, building a 14-12 lead after 30 minutes.

In the second half, however, HC Alkaloid stormed back. The squad quickly equalized and, within 10 minutes, took the lead at 20-19. The defense stiffened, with Marko Kizikj making several crucial saves, allowing the lead to extend to 24-21. The opponent made a final push to close the gap, narrowing it to 24-23, but HC Alkaloid responded with more varied attacks and solid defense, pulling ahead to 28-24 with two minutes remaining. Olympiacos managed to reduce the score in the final 120 seconds, but a comeback was out of reach.

The final day of the tournament group stage takes place tomorrow, with HC Alkaloid set to go against HC Lovcen. The Montenegrin champions have suffered two defeats, thereby making HC Alkaloid the favorite in that match. A win or a draw will secure HC Alkaloid’s spot in the tournament finals.